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PbrARF4 contributes to calyx shedding of fruitlets in'Dangshan Suli'pear by partly regulating the expression of abscission genes

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Fruitlet calyx shedding in pear plants is apparently regulated via numerous pathways that involve both environmental triggers and phy-tohormones cues such as auxin.In this study,we found at 10 days after full bloom(DAFB)higher levels of indoleacetic acid(IAA)and tryp-tophan(Trp)in calyx persistence fruitlet(CPF)than calyx shedding fruitlet(CSF)of'Danshan Suli'pear(Pyrus bretschneideri Rhed.).Consisting with this,the activity of indolealdehyde oxidase(IAAIdO),which promotes IAA synthesis,was remarkably increased,and that of peroxidase(POD),which degrades IAA,dropped markedly in CPF but not in CSF.Further,qRT-PCR results revealed that most of 31 PbrARFs(encoding auxin response factors)in Pyrus bretschneideri were highly expressed in CPF,whereas PbrARF4,PbrARF24 and PbrARF26 were significantly down-regulated in CPF vis-a-vis CSF.Phylogenetic analysis revealed that 6 PbrARFs clustered in the group Ⅲ,where PbrARF4 showed the closest affinity with AtARF1 that promotes organ abscission,indicating a putative role of PbrARF4 in mediating the process of calyx shedding in pear.In fact,the ectopic overexpression of PbrARF4 in Solarium lycopersicum resulted in an earlier-formed and deeper abscission layer(AL)in the transgenic plants,whose calyxes were more prone to wilt at the mature red stage(MR)compared with the control plants(wild-type).More importantly,expression levels of the abscission genes SlLS and SlCel2 in transgenic plants overexpressing PbrARF4 were significantly up-regulated in comparation with the WT,whereas those of SlBI and SlTAPG2 were considerably inhibited.Further,PbrJOINTLESS and PbrIDA,the two genes related to calyx shedding in pear,were up-regulated more in CSF than CPF.The findings contribute to a better understanding of PbrARFs involved in fruitlet calyx shedding of pear,which could prove beneficial to improving the quality of pear fruit.

PearPyrus bretschneideri Rehd.Calyx sheddingIAAPbrARF4Abscission genes

Guoling Guo、Pengfei Wei、Tao Yu、Haiyan Zhang、Wei Heng、Lun Liu、Liwu Zhu、Bing Jia

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School of Horticulture,Anhui Agricultural University,Hefei,Anhui 230036,China

Huayuan Foreign Language School,Zhejiang Normal University,Jinhua,Zhejiang 322100,China

Agricultural Experimental Center of Guiyang,Guiyang Agriculture and Rural Bureau,Guiyang,Guizhou 550018,China

China Agriculture Research SystemJiangxi Agricultural University and Charlesworth Author Services(Beijing)Inc

CARS-28-14

2024

园艺学报(英文版)

园艺学报(英文版)

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年,卷(期):2024.10(2)
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